PESHAWAR, Dec 18: Speakers at a seminar held on Thursday said that children were the worst victims of terrorism and asked the government to frame policies in line with the national interest.

The seminar on “world politics, terrorism and children” was organized by the Insan Foundation and the Jobs Creating Development Society.

Pakistan People’s Party (Sherpao) MPA Arshad Khan said the United States had perpetrated terrorism by dropping nuclear bombs on two cities of Japan in 1945, that caused immense human loss.

He said the US in its so-called anti-terrorism campaign had rained bombs and rockets upon innocent children and even hospitals were not spared.

“The US has ignored the fact that its actions have led to increase in terrorism in the world. The issue should be tackled politically rather than militarily,” he maintained.

He said US forces were deployed in Muslim countries to take control of their resources.   He said previously terrorism was not highlighted as now because the US did not have any vested interests related to the issue.

He said policies should be framed keeping in view the national interest but those were being adopted at the behest of the Western countries, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.

The foundation’s executive director, Ali Akbar Khan, stressed the need for safeguarding the children’s interests. He said almost all the countries stressed children’s rights but they were reluctant to implement the laws in this regard.

Other speakers said the Western countries had their vested interests and it was wrong to assume that they had any sympathies with the  developing countries.

He said the multinational companies misguided the people of poor countries through their unethical promotional tactics. He said they controlled the world economy and did not allow any regional company to introduce its products in the market.

Children from various schools presented skits highlighting the atrocities committed in Kashmir, Palestine, Iraq and Afghanistan.